Multinationals and training: Some evidence from irish manufacturing industries

Scottish Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-61

  Barry, Frank ^a   Görg, Holger ^b   Strobl, Eric ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRM OWNERSHIP; HUMAN CAPITAL; MANUFACTURING; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; SKILLED LABOR; TRAINING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 10744227280     PISSN: 00369292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0036-9292.2004.05101003.x     Document Type: Article

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